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Google to reshoot street views of Japanese cities

Technology / Internet

created May 14, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Google said Wednesday it will reshoot all photos in Japan for its Street View service after residents complained the 360-degree panoramic images provided a view over the fences around their homes.


Greece's data protection agency Monday barred Google from taking any more images on the nation's streets

Greece bars Google's Street View pending details

Technology / Internet

created May 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Greece's data protection agency Monday barred Google from taking any more images on the nation's streets for its Street View feature, pending "additional information" from the US search engine service.





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Experts meet to hash out web privacy rules

Technology / Internet

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Hundreds of privacy experts from around the world met in Madrid on Wednesday for a three-day conference which aims to arrive at a global standard for the protection of personal data.


New government brochure explains climate science

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 18, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (123) | comments 7

(AP) -- Day after day, reports of the dangers of climate and climate change circulate in the news, often filled with confusing data and debate.


Before you trash that phone, read this

Technology / Other

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

If you own a cell phone, at some point you're likely to upgrade to a newer model. But what should you do with your old phone?


World's first mandatory national nanotech rule pending

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Canadian government reportedly is planning to release in February the world's first national regulation requiring companies to detail their use of engineered nanomaterials, according to environmental officials. The information ...


DNA in dung to reveal first true cassowary count

DNA in dung to reveal first true cassowary count

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created Jan 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a world first, CSIRO scientists will use an innovative DNA technique to deliver reliable data about north Queensland’s Cassowary population and by doing so develop a greater understanding ...


Houston says benzene levels rising

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 10, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Chemical industry officials deny a claim by public officials that levels of benzene have increased in the Houston region, a published report said Sunday.


EPA releases report on climate change and health

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 17, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a report that discusses the potential impacts of climate change on human health, human welfare, and communities in the U.S. The report, entitled "Analyses of the Effects ...


EPA issues list of high volume chemicals

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 10, 2007 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the first list Monday of high production volume chemicals and their hazards.


FDA says Glaxo vaccine blocks cancer-causing virus

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- A vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline successfully blocks the virus that causes most cases of cervical cancer, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.


DHS Employees Sue TSA over Lost Hard Drive

Technology / Other

created May 15, 2007 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A class action lawsuit claims that the loss of 100,000 records of employees at Department of Homeland Security constitutes a breach of the Privacy Act.



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